University of Florida Campus Historic District
Historic district in Florida, United States
University of Florida Campus Historic District
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University Auditorium
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Location | Gainesville, Florida |
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Coordinates | 29°39′1″N 82°20′38″W / 29.65028°N 82.34389°W / 29.65028; -82.34389 |
Area | 650 acres (2.6 km 2 ) |
Built | 1906–1939 |
Architect | William Augustus Edwards ; Rudolph Weaver |
Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 89000322 [2] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1989 |
The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida . The district, bounded by West University Avenue , Southwest 13th Street , Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive, encompasses approximately 650 acres (2.6 km 2 ) and contains 11 listed buildings plus contributing properties . On April 20, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places . On June 24, 2008, additional information was approved which resulted in the addition of 6 contributing properties (5 buildings plus the Plaza of the Americas to the district.) [3] [4]
Listed buildings in the district
- Note : These were all designed by William Augustus Edwards , although Rolfs Hall was finished by Rudolph Weaver . [5]
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Contributing properties in the district
- Note : These were designed by Rudolph Weaver , except for University Auditorium, which was designed by William Augustus Edwards .
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Added in 2008
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Other campus buildings on the National Register
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- Note: These are outside the district:
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Destroyed buildings in the district
- Johnson Hall (originally known as University Commons ) was UFs original dining hall. Located west of Dauer, it was designed by William Augustus Edwards, built 1912 and burned 1987. The Academic Advising Center now occupies the site.
- Old Benton Hall (originally the Engineering Building ), was designed by William Augustus Edwards, built 1911 and demolished 1966. Grinter Hall, built in 1971, now occupies the site.
- Original Post Office , third building on campus, demolished before 1977 to make way for General Purpose Building A, now Turlington Hall . [7]
Campus landscaping
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In 1927 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. did a landscape plan for UF. In 1931 the central plaza became the Plaza of the Americas . [8]
See also
References
- ↑ University Auditorium
- ↑ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . January 23, 2007.
- ↑ National Park Service Weekly Update on July 3, 2008
- ↑ Gainesville Sun July 16, 2008
- ↑ UF Historic Campus: Rolfs Hall
- ↑ UF Historic Sites Guide: University Auditorium
- ↑ Tate, Susan, Preservation and Compatible Growth of a Twentieth Century Campus: The University of Florida, p. 61
- ↑ "UF Historic Campus Brochure and Map: 2 pages" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2007 . Retrieved March 15, 2007 .
External links
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- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs - Alachua County
- Historic Markers in Alachua County
- University of Florida Historic Sites Guide
- UF Preservation Plan & Guidelines for Rehabilitation & New Construction
- UF Historic Campus Brochure and Map: 2 pages
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